Measuring and testing for gender discrimination in physician pay: English family doctors

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 660-674

  Gravelle, Hugh ^a   Hole, Arne Risa ^b   Santos, Rita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Family doctors; Gender discrimination; General practitioners; Income; Wages

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENDER DISPARITY; GENDER ISSUE; INCOME; TESTING METHOD; WAGE;

ARTICLE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHYSICIAN INCOME; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXISM; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; ENGLAND; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PHYSICIANS, WOMEN; PREJUDICE; SOCIAL MEDICINE;

EID: 79960903308     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: 18791646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2011.05.005     Document Type: Article

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